Breakdown of Хорошее питание — это важно, притом нужно помнить про режим.
это
this / it is
хороший
good
помнить
to remember
нужно
it is necessary
про
about (colloquial)
важно
important, it is important
питание
nutrition
притом
moreover, at that
режим
routine
Questions & Answers about Хорошее питание — это важно, притом нужно помнить про режим.
What exactly does притом add to this sentence, and could I use причём here instead?
Both притом and причём are additive conjunctions meaning "besides," "moreover," or "what's more." They add an extra piece of relevant information to what was just said. In this sentence, they are completely interchangeable. If there is a slight nuance, притом emphasizes adding another independent factor (the routine), whereas причём often introduces a clarifying detail about the exact same thing you just mentioned. But here, either works perfectly.
Why is there a dash and the word это before важно? Couldn't we just say Хорошее питание важно?
You could definitely just say Хорошее питание важно, but inserting a dash and это is a very common, natural Russian phrasing. When linking a noun phrase subject (like Хорошее питание) to a short adjective or adverb (like важно), the — это creates a slight conversational pause and adds emphasis, translating roughly to "Good nutrition — that is an important thing."
Why does the sentence use про режим instead of о режиме?
Both mean "about the routine," and with verbs like помнить (to remember), думать (to think), or говорить (to speak), they are functionally interchangeable. However, про followed by the accusative case (про режим) is heavily favored in everyday spoken Russian, whereas о with the prepositional case (о режиме) sounds slightly more formal or literary.
Who is supposed to be doing the remembering in нужно помнить?
No one in particular! This is an impersonal construction. Because there is no specified logical subject (like тебе for "you" or нам for "us" before нужно), it expresses a universal truth or general piece of advice: "one must remember" or "it is necessary to remember." This perfectly matches the general, factual tone of "Good nutrition is important."
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